Cycling Thread

[kermitology]

It's on the map now.

[troutman]

Bike blogger, author and cyclist Tom Babin spoke to the Calgary Eyeopener's David Gray about the dos and don'ts of cycling etiquette — and drivers.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...gary-1.4110158

[Bigtime]

Ah fuuuuuuuuuu.

So up the hill there and cross 16th at 6th street? I guess I can also stay east of Deerfoot and go south at 19th street to 8th avenue and cross over there.

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Ah fuuuuuuuuuu.

So up the hill there and cross 16th at 6th street? I guess I can also stay east of Deerfoot and go south at 19th street to 8th avenue and cross over there.

Yeah, I'd take 8th.

I have to go up the giant hill on 6th street beside elks.

[habernac]

they hide everything at work here, I can't see imgur website, how long is it closed?

[Bigtime]

It goes until Sunday.

[Fuzz]

Until Sunday

[habernac]

good excuse to shake up the regular commute route

[You Need a Thneed]

For an intersection that has bike baths up to 3 of the 4 corners, is there any intersection that is more hostile to bikes than Barlow/McKnight?

Seriously, several years ago, I had kids in the bike trailer trying to navigate it. Now everytime I drive through there, which is almost every day, I think of how terrible it is.

I'm sure it is a deterrent for many people trying to bike from North of McKnight to pretty much anywhere.

[squiggs96]

My knee surgery has been scheduled for May 30th! I'll be able to be back on a bike in June! The last time I was able to ride was August 13th, so I'm really looking forward to it. I won't be ready for the Penticton fondo, but I'm aiming for the Whistler one in September. Actually at this point I'm just looking forward to biking to lunch on a weekend.

[habernac]

Path is still open this afternoon.

[KTrain]

Looks like they cleaned the South Bow River paths of rocks. Really noticeable under the Deerfoot bridge by Quarry Park.

[Northendzone]

^ I noticed this as well.

I wonder when they will have those two spots along the path fixed?

[worth]

Thanks for the heads up on the closure guys. I wasn't in this thread much yesterday, but when I got to the zoo this morning I remembered you guys saying take 8th to 19th, so i did that and i made it!

[Bigtime]

Took a detour up this morning and at 8:30 it appeared that the pathway was not closed yet, and as other posts have mentioned it wasn't closed yesterday late afternoon either. Grinds my gears, if you're going to post a closure at least try to stick to the schedule. I think I'll toss the dice this afternoon and head down that way and take my chances, worst case I climb the hill at the Midfield trailer park to detour.

[worth]

I'll take a look at your strava before i leave to see if you were successful or not, ha.

[Northendzone]

was a nice morning to ride this morning as the air was fresh with the scent of the overnight rain and the winds were light

[habernac]

Path is closed. That Renfrew switchback is a bitch!

[worth]

I hit 100km cycle commuting in one week for the first time ever.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by habernac

Path is closed. That Renfrew switchback is a bitch!

Just after 4 a worker let a few of us go through southbound.